This shall be long! the 17th of November, a day I'll, always remember

Let's start with a joke....
Why don't oysters give to charity?
Because they're shellfish.
ha Ha HAAAAAAAA! now to business :)
Statement of purpose: Through research and observation, i hope to encourage writing centers to incorporate a Writing Studio to their agenda. And that a Writing Studio is a better option for a student who needs help developing a research topic, opinion for an essay, and verbally express their ideas to an active audience.

Detailed statement of your research question:
What are the benefits of adding a Writing studio to a Writing Center?

1. What can a student Encounter in a WS that they may not have in a peer tutoring session?
2. What can students accomplish with a WS that they can not in a WC?
3. How does expressing ideas to an active audience encourage the speaker?

List of the information you need to gather

1. How does the initiator get students involved in the group's discussion.
2. How are writers greeted by each other.
3. What questions are asked by the Initiator to get writers to respond.
4. How does he initiator give praise compared to Peer Tutoring.
5. How do writers respond to each other?The initiator.
6. When/How does the student show interest.
   
7. When/How the writer/initiator interrupt each other.
8. When are their non-verbal and verbal cues.
   
9. How often does the discussion go off topic/ WAY off topic.

A preliminary list of sources
An idea of a writing Center by Stephan North: I want to quote his statement about" people want to attend a WC" only :)
Andrea Lunsford for CC and the Idea of a WC: Quote her definition of Collaboration and a few of the benefits:)
Shamoon/ Burns A critique of pure tutoring: just to quote again the definition of a Master class and group work
Harris Collaboration Is Not Collaboration Is Not Collaboration: give a definition of peer groups and has a list of the benefits of group work
Grego/ Thompson Teaching/ Writing in Thirdspaces: The studio approach: (Just finished the prologue and 1st chapterish): quote their definition of what happens in a WC and the benefits in a university setting
And i think i want to quote Aristotle's poetics or Shakespeare too.

Plan for gathering your information

For a pass few sessions i mostly have been keeping a verbal/ physical record.
i note each time the group gets off/ back on topic.
how everyone is arranged in the room by letter.
when and how people interrupt each other and who makes eye contact(for example when asking a question the writer usually slouches and looks down, but when agreeing/ giving their opinion s/he moves their hand with their expressions).
i have noted what questions are asked by the initiator and how they are worded to get everyone in the group to respond.

Also, i will quote as much as possible to prove my finding. i know i have plenty of reading to do, an i really REALLY would like my purpose to be correct.



quick outline ish.....
Summey of project
introduction: quote someone/define a WS and Collaboration
How was data collected including participates and what method were used (taking note)
Give examples from group sessions
what where the benefits and drawbacks of a WS in this case
Conclusion/ was i right?

list of resources too